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– Florida, Colorado orthopedic surgeons log 1st shoulder replacements with Exactech device
Sean Grey, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Fort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies, and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s Bradley Schoch, MD, performed the first total shoulder arthroplasties with orthopedic devicemaker E…
Salary average, leadership moves and more: 5 cardiology updates
Here are five cardiology updates for ASC leaders to know, gleaned from stories Becker’s has covered since May 11:
Surgeon pay hits 2-year high
Annual general surgeon compensation hit a two-year high March 1, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” published May 2.
Surgeon pay hits 2-year high
Annual general surgeon compensation hit a two-year high March 1, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” published May 2.
Blue Cross Blue Shield changes colonoscopy policy after patient complains
Blue Cross Blue Shield has changed its colonoscopy policy after a patient in Greensboro, N.C., complained about lack of coverage, local CBS affiliate WFMY reported May 23.
New York to require COVID-19 testing before nonurgent procedures
The New York Department of Health has updated its guidance for nonurgent procedures at ASCs, hospitals, office-based surgical practices and treatment centers, JDSupra reported May 23.
2 tech companies partner to distribute AI polyp detection for colonoscopies
Micro-Tech Endoscopy USA and Wision A.I. partnered to make Micro-Tech the U.S. GI endoscopy distributor of Wision’s EndoScreener, an artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection software used during colonoscopies.
ASCs can win with this major trend
With the trends in healthcare moving toward value-based care models, ASCs could be in the perfect position for growth.
The Orthopaedic Institute buys stake in ValueHealth ASC in Florida
Private equity-backed practice management company Orthopedic Care Partners is buying an ownership stake in value-based care company ValueHealth’s ASC in The Villages, Fla.
ASC violated civil rights by denying vaccine exemptions, ex-employees allege
Six former employees of an ASC allege they were fired from the surgery center after they were not granted religious-based exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a May 20 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Western Michigan.
